hols down the "reloop/exit" button for like 10 seconds and itll tell you what version firmware is loaded. If you have 2.00 or earlier you need the update. I called Pioneer ProDJ division and they sent me an update CD free of charge so I'm assuming they would do it for you as well if you need it. If you dont want to wait for it you can even download the firmware update from somewhere.

cheers
-andrew

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Originally posted by SPAWNmaster hols down the "reloop/exit" button for like 10 seconds and itll tell you what version firmware is loaded. If you have 2.00 or earlier you need the update. I called Pioneer ProDJ division and they sent me an update CD free of charge so I'm assuming they would do it for you as well if you need it. If you dont want to wait for it you can even download the firmware update from somewhere. cheers -andrew

Mine says MAIN Ver.2.00

So, I guess I actually do need the update?
What does the update actually do???

Thanks for this information.

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Found the information on this page: http://www.pioneerelectronics.com/pna/v3/pg/support/details/0,,2076_310070179_310094117_tab=B,00.html?compName=PNA_V3_SupportDetailsComponent

Last edited by Sukhoi29SU on Jun-17-2007 at 16:51

Hey Andrew do you know if the 1000mkII have a firmware update?

As far as I know the only thing the update does is a few tweaks like:

improve master tempo, readability of scratched and damaged discs

so it's not like your missing out on something without it! But I do understand that this fixes problems that people have encountered with the Pio decks.

To Clovis:

As far as I understand these firmware upgrades are only for the Mk3 and 800mk2 and DVJ1000 specifically.

Cheers,
Andrew

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Originally posted by SPAWNmaster As far as I know the only thing the update does is a few tweaks like: improve master tempo, readability of scratched and damaged discs so it's not like your missing out on something without it! But I do understand that this fixes problems that people have encountered with the Pio decks. To Clovis: As far as I understand these firmware upgrades are only for the Mk3 and 800mk2 and DVJ1000 specifically. Cheers, Andrew

Yeah I just looked all over the site and couldnt find anything. Thanks.

As a beginner myself, it's good to be able to post a reply and not just questions. My advice would be to forget the counters until you can do it by ear. My mixer has a BPM readout but I stuck tape over it so as not to learn to rely on it. It's better to trust yourself than your equipment.
When my CDJs came I played around for six months and still couldn't do it by ear. I got pissed off with the whole thing and put them back in the box for another six months. When I got them out again I played around for a month and found I was beatmatching 4 out of 5 tracks by ear pretty easily. Don't know what happened, it just came to me.
Maybe you should download a tiny manual counter called WinBPM, or VirtualDJ is fairly accurate. Then pick two tracks that are close-ish, like 128 to 130 so you'll know the range more or less and see if you can get them together by ear. Another way I learned was to put track B way too fast and just take it down till my ears told me it was beatmatched. That way you eliminate the doubt of which track is playing faster than the other.
Also, learn to make small adjustments on the jog-wheel to keep them together when they're not perfect.
I found it very difficult but persevere and you'll get there.